Team Tams

After the recent storms from Hurricanes Helene and Florence, the sunrise on the morning of Matt and Anna’s wedding was truly spectacular. The colours perfectly matched the vivid reds, pinks and soft ambers of Anna’s wedding bouquets.

These beautiful blooms also adorned the archway framing the rolling countryside on the front lawn, where Anna and Matt chose to say their vows. Anna watched from the West Wing as her guests and husband-to-be took their seats. Anna looked absolutely stunning. Her gown was beautiful and she was absolutely radiant. Anna and Matt’s dear friends Dan and Danny were the first to walk down the aisle and made everyone laugh as they skipped down in a Morecombe and Wise styled comedy sketch, throwing confetti as they went. Anna walked down the aisle to ‘So Close’ from the movie Enchanted, arm in arm with her dad.

During the ceremony, Dan read an extract from the Owl and the Pussycat, Zoe read an extract from Winnie the Pooh and Katie shared the flowing reading-

“You can give without loving, but you can never love without giving.

The great acts of love are done by those who are habitually performing small acts of kindness.

We pardon to the extent that we love.

Love is knowing that even when you are alone, you will never be lonely again.

And great happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved.

Loved for ourselves. And even in spite of ourselves.”

After the ceremony, an ice cream van was waiting in the courtyard and served amazing canapes of sweet loveliness and such a fun start to the wedding breakfast.

The wedding barn looked beautiful. Gorgeous twinkling fairy lights lit up the dancefloor accompanied by huge, rustic light up LOVE letters. Each table was named after a different city the pair had visited together and their seating plan listed all their guests in alphabetical order, with a tiny illustration of the famous landmark from the particular city their table was named after. It was a lovely idea and something we haven’t seen before!

Anna’s dad spoke beautifully about his lovely daughter and the kind of person she was and is today.

He wheeled out a shopping trolley with a gift for his new son-in-law which was a giant bag of Yorkshire Tea and said that Matt may need the trolley for Anna a little later on in the evening! Anna’s dad revealed some unspoken truths of a family holiday in Sweden, when Anna had discovered alcohol for the first time…

Matt started his speech with wonderful words of his beautiful wife and soul mate, words reminiscent of Zoe’s reading from during the ceremony- “If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred minus one day so I never have to live without you”.

Matt knew it was love instantly, having spotted Anna at University, his next encounter was in York when Anna nearly ran him over. Matt and Anna started dating on this very day 4 years ago, so when they came to Hornington Manor and their special date was free, they knew they had to book.

Matt presented his Best Man Danny, Groomsmen Chris and Lukas, father and father in-law with a lovely commemorative hipflask.

Anna made a speech in which she thanked her best man Dan who she met 10 years ago at theatrical college, and Emma and Sophie her bridesmaids. Best Man Danny spoke of his friends who bounce off each other with charisma and wit, and who bring out the absolute best in each other.

After cutting their beautiful naked wedding cake, Matt and Anna’s first dance was to ‘Bless the Broken Road’. Anna’s dad said that he would buy a drink for the person that could guess what film this song came from! Any guesses?

As evening fell, guests partied the night away and stopped only for fish and chips in the courtyard and a turn in the photobooth! Huge thanak you to Leah Lomardi fro sharing her stunning images of Matt and Anna’s day.

Huge congratulations to Matt and Anna, who are both such wonderful people and deserve all the happiness in the world.

We cannot put into words how thankful we are for all of your hospitality, time and support that made our day so special. Jo, Hayley and the Hornington team, from the moment we met you to book the wedding, we felt like we were welcome here at all times and you have always felt part of our family because of your kind and friendly nature. We cannot thank you enough. EVERYTHING was incredible! From the moment we arrived on Friday, you guided us and made us feel relaxed, to leaving on Monday. We wish we could do it all again. All our love, Mr and Mrs Noonan.

We cannot thank you enough for everything you did for us to make our wedding the perfect weekend. The whole venue is an amazing place, we couldn't have asked for anything more. From the minute we came to look around we knew this was our dream venue. We just wish we could get married again to re-live the full experience!

We have had the best weekend here at Hornington Manor. A gorgeous location and superb venue that made our wedding better than we could have ever imagined. A huge thank you to Jo, Hayley and all the Hornington team who were absolutely amazing on the day, looking after us and our guests from dusk till dawn! We hope to get to visit again in the future.

Dear Hornington Manor Team. Thank you so much for such a memorable weekend. The accommodation was absolutely beautiful and so cosy. The wedding day was so perfect, you could really tell how much effort you all put into making it so special. We’ve been trying to think of an excuse to come back to stay al this beautiful place, so who knows? You might see us again! Good luck with all your future weddings and keep up the fantastic work- The Websters

Thank you so much for helping us to have a wonderful wedding weekend. All of our guests were wowed by the beautiful venue-and we appreciate so much all your help with our endless questions in the run up and on the big day. All our love, the new Mr and Mrs Gibson.

Thank you is not enough. This weekend has been so amazing. We have had the greatest time ever. Jenna and Graham have has a fantastic wedding, thank you so much. Everyone has been 'wowed' by the Manor and the friendliness and helpfulness of all the staff. Everything has been 'Spot On'! Thank you, thank you, thank you.

-Andrea, Trevor and Carly

What a wonderful wedding weekend! Months of meticulous planning by Anna and Mark came together perfectly. The sun shone, the bubbles flowed and the love and laughter was very evident, and loud!
A perfect wedding venue- Beautiful house, magnificent views, cute sheep and lambs, even cuter alpacas, friendly and efficient staff. Thank you. Mother of the Bride, Jo Earl.
P.S. Already planning an anniversary event for next year!

Thank you so much for everything you have all done to make this weekend so special for us! We have had endless comments on how amazing the venue is and how lovely you are! We have had the most amazing weekend- we've left some gingerbread for you- enjoy! Love the Rowdens xxx

What a fantastic venue. All of us have had an amazing time. Jo, Hayley and all the Hornington Team have been brilliant!!! From our arrival on Friday until Monday, all of our guests have had a really enjoyable time. Fantastic house, comfortable beds, and would not hesitate to recommend to other friends looking for a wedding venue. Thanks to all who helped make our son's and now daughter-in-law's day so special. Special memories to keep forever.

-Mr and Mrs Noonan

WOW!! What an amazing weekend we have both had! Absolutely unforgettable! WE have made so many memories that are going to last a lifetime! Thank you SO SO SO much, you’ve all been fab and made the whole weekend (from planning the weekend to the big day) so stress free and enjoyable. Hornington Manor is so beautiful, and we got sunshine- woo!! Everyone has been so full of compliments- especially about the mattresses! I can’t believe it’s all over, but we are definitely not going to forget it in a hurry! Love Mr and Mrs Brown

To Jo, Hayley and the rest of the Hornington Team, You have all been beyond unbelievable. On Saturday I didn't have to stress about anything. Everything just slotted into place- I'm still not sure how some of the things actually got sorted as there were things I forgot to mention to anybody! We had the most fantastic day and evening and our guests were taken aback by how amazing Hornington is - everyone kept asking me how I managed to find this place! It is a beautiful place but it would be nothing without the amazing team that runs it. You all made it so easy and I loved planning it from start to finish. It was so special to be able to extend our wedding day across the whole weekend and share it with all the people special to us. Lots of love, Becky and Jamie

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